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Exciting News!  It's Official The National ME/FM Action Network will host the 10th IACFS Conference: Research & Clinical Conference Translating Evidence into Practice: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Related Illnesses Ottawa, Canada - Sept. 22 - 25, 2011 Presenter's Guide We are dependent on Memberships & Donations Help us continue to act on your behalf.  Become a member & receive our newsletter. Membership Application      Please Donate Now

News Spotlight CVDB Leadership Transition [CDC] Startling news - Dr. Reeves leaves post  01/31/2010 Webcasts, transcripts of XMRV presentations ready for viewing 02/2010 Dr. Judy Mikovits, Dr. Lucinda Bateman, Dr. David Bell, etc. Retrovirus XMRV - read the latest news!   2010 (ongoing) XMRV - Quick Facts 2010 Dutch translation of ME/CFS Overview now available  01/2010 Inquiry &  response -  Health Minister  12/2009 Retrovirus found in 95% of ME/CFS patients 10/2009 Patient Questionnaire   Whittemore Peterson Institute 11/2009 Research Immune & hemorheological changes in ME/CFS. 1/2010 Generalized pain in ME/CFS  1/2010 Coenzyme Q10 deficiency in ME/CFS is related to fatigue, autonomic and neurocognitive symptoms and is another risk factor explaining the early mortality due to cardiac failure.  12/2009 Cardiovascular dysfunction with low cardiac output due to a small heart in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Research Library

Click on CanadaHelps logo to donate to the National ME/FM Action Network.  Tax receipt can be printed immediately.	Join in the excitement!  The National ME/FM Action will host the 10th International IACFS/ME    Conference in 2011.  Sept. 22 - 25, 2011 Ottawa, ON, Canada It's Official
Priority Features	Overviews of the Canadian Consensus Documents Dr. Bruce Carruthers, principal author of the Consensus Documents for ME/CFS and co-editor of the FMS Consensus Document, and Marjorie van de Sande, Consensus Coordinator for both Consensus Documents, have written Overviews of the Canadian Consensus Documents for ME/CFS and FMS. These user-friendly Overviews of the physicians' guidelines will further assist busy medical practitioners.  Overviews & translations
Consensus Documents ME/CFS Consensus Document FMS Consensus Document ME/CFS Authors FMS Authors Reviews - ME Reviews - FM	Canadian Consensus Documents for ME/CFS and FMS The Canadian Consensus Documents for ME/CFS and FMS include clinical definitions and diagnostic and treatment guidelines for medical practitioners. The National ME/FM Action Network spearheaded the drive for the development of clinical definitions and guidelines. Health Canada selected the Expert Consensus Panels.
TEACH-ME: A Sourcebook for Teachers of Young People With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome  - with Dr. David S. Bell, Dr. Bruce M. Carruthers and the TEACH-ME Task Force (teachers with ME/CFS and FMS)  Second Edition	Preview Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 About the Contributors

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